[Lowfer] Interesting finding

[Peter Barick]

>>> evp@pacbell.net 10/09/03 05:48PM >>>

> a whole gang of four-section 365 uufd capacitors stuck in a tank of
>transformer oil with their shafts geared together.
>  It's big ...  and pretty much useless.

>I'm sure none of the rest of you have that latter problem and can't
> understand the mentality....... 

Sorry to say, Ed, looks like we are in a race, likely only limited by
the area of our sheds, basements, garages, car trunks, attics, mom's ...
well, you get it.

> PC board material and the Q was only of the order of 20 at 200 kHz.
>capacitors in a Tesla coil but they were way too lossy.

Yeah, those guys have build rolled composite affairs, as Mike alluded,
and oiled them. I think Ralph's site had info on that technique. If not
him, another site under "Tesla" and "capacitor" should find it.

>By the way, I understand the problem of the box of stuff which has
> been misplaced just when you need it!
> Assume everyone has his set of lost boxes which will turn up
> unexpectedly when no longer needed.
>Ed

Shhh, I'm looking for two projects that with help from wifey have
escaped my notice. One was an almost completed probe amp, yeah, the one
I wanna get up on the tower. Be damned if I start another one before
first emptying my half of the basement.

Peter